From Everbridge: 7 Skills Leaders Must Master for Effective Response to Critical Events
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Rethinking Infrastructure
From Issues.org: Rethinking Infrastructure in an Era of Unprecedented Weather Events. A more integrated and systemic approach is needed to ensure the nation’s resilience in the face of a changing climate.
New GAO Report on Pandemic Response
GAO’s Oversight of the Pandemic Response. In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, a multi-trillion dollar stimulus bill, to respond to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. The CARES Act also includes a provision for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to regularly report on the pandemic response by the federal government. To date, GAO has released 10 oversight reports as a part of this provision.
Their latest report, COVID-19: Current and Future Federal Preparedness Requires Fixes to Improve Health Data and Address Improper Payments, details 15 new recommendations to federal agencies as GAO continues “to monitor and oversee the federal government’s efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Website for Women Interested in Emergency Management
The site has an abundance of information for women interested in emergency management and related fields, including a resume section, a data section, articles and lists of colleges and universities for training.
But they did not know about this site!!
Some Deadly Long Term Effects from Disasters
From HSNews: Hurricanes and Other Tropical Cyclones Linked to Rise in U.S. Deaths from Several Major Causes. New study reveals potential hidden deadly cost of climate-related disasters: Injuries, infections, diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
More Women Emergency Managers Are Needed
From the NYPost: More women are leading emergency responses but FEMA says industry diversity has ‘a long way to go’
Statistics from DataUSA.gov show only about 11.7% of emergency management directors are persons of color. More than 62% of emergency management directors are male, and 71% are white.
More Resilience Planning Needed
Warming Oceans Increase Major Hurricane Risk
From Inside Climate News: Ocean Warming Doubles Odds for Extreme Atlantic Hurricane Seasons. New research shows vulnerable communities need to prepare for more years like 2017-2020, with devastating storms like Harvey, Irma, Maria and Laura.
Future Training for Emergency Managers
From GovTech.com this opinion piece: Emergency Management Must Resist the Status Quo. The next generation of emergency managers needs to be trained, educated, and certified in a similar manner to how we educate other public safety professionals, and communicate about many subjects, and manage millions of dollars.
Note that Gaynor is a former FEMA administrator.
Problem With State Building Codes
From Scientific American: Most States Are Failing on Building Codes, FEMA Says.
Thirty-nine states received the agency’s lowest score, including many of the most disaster-prone.
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